Purple noon = Plein soleil / Robert and Raymond Hakim, Paris Film, Paritalia and Titanus present ; director, Rene Clement ; written by Patricia Highsmith (novel), René Clément and Paul Gégauff.

An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, this film stars Alain Delon as Tom Ripley, a duplicitous American charmer in Rome on a mission to bring his privileged acquaintance Philippe Greenleaf back to the United States; what initially seems a carefree tale of friendship so...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Criterion collection ; 637.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Paris Film Production
Titanus (Firm)
Paritalia (Firm)
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Clément, René, 1913-1996
Gégauff, Paul, 1922-1983
Hakim, Raymond, 1909-1980
Hakim, Robert, 1907-1992
Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995
Rota, Nino, 1911-1979
Decae, Henri
Javet, Françoise
Delon, Alain, 1935-
Ronet, Maurice, 1927-1983
Laforêt, Marie
Language:French
English
Language of the Original:
French
Language and/or Writing System:
In French with English subtitles.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, 2012.
Edition:DVD special édition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 637.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Friendship > Drama.
Identity theft > Drama.
Murder > Drama.
Motion pictures, French.
Foreign films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Motion pictures, French.
Foreign films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 pages, 19 cm).
Variant Title:
Plein soleil. [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, this film stars Alain Delon as Tom Ripley, a duplicitous American charmer in Rome on a mission to bring his privileged acquaintance Philippe Greenleaf back to the United States; what initially seems a carefree tale of friendship soon morphs into a thrilling saga of seduction, identity theft, and murder. Bonus features include the original English language trailer, an archival interview with Alain Delon, and more.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1960.
Accompanied by 1 booklet featuring an essay by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien and excerpts from a 1981 interview and Clement.
Special features: New video interview with Rene Clement scholar Denitza Bautcheva; archival interviews with Alain Delon and novelist Patricia Highsmith; original English trailer; booklet.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.F67 P87 2012 VideoDVD
AR4 D0154692 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
ISBN:9781604655278
1604655275
System Details:DVD, widescreen (1.66:1, 16x9) presentation; PCM mono.
Cast:
Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Marie Laforê.